A Revision of Eleodes Subgenus Litheleodes Blaisdell (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) Author Triplehorn, Charles A. Museum of Biological Diversity, The Ohio State University 1315 Kinnear Road, Columbus, OH 43212, U. S. A. Author Thomas, Donald B. USDA-ARS Cattle Fever Tick Research Laboratory 22675 N. Moorefield Road, Edinburg, TX 78596, U. S. A. donald.thomas@ars.usda.gov text The Coleopterists Bulletin 2015 mo 14 2015-12-18 69 11 21 journal article 10.1649/0010-065X-69.mo4.11 1938-4394 4908226 Eleodes hirtipennis Triplehorn, 1964 ( Figs. 1 , 13, 14 , Map 3 ) Eleodes hirtipennis Triplehorn 1964: 60 . Diagnosis. Elongate-ovate, black. With dense, conspicuous, black elytral setae protruding from asperate rugosities. Pronotal setae delicate and inconspicuous; pronotal punctures fine and widely spaced. Males with a subapical tooth on profemur. Prosternum declivent with process basal, apposing the mesosternum. Ental protibial spur larger than ectal, especially in females in which they are longer than the basitarsomere. Male profemur with subapical tooth. Probasitarsomere with pencil of dark setae at apex of plantar groove. Dorsal plate of female second valvifer oblong, posterior margin strongly slanting; gonostyle large, roundly triangular. Measurements. Males: length 10.2–14.0 mm. Females: length 10.8–14.9 mm . Types. Holotype female, allotype male, and 77 paratypes : Colorado , Alamosa County , Great Sand Dunes National Monument , July 20-21, 1954 , H. E. & M. A. Evans . Holotype , allotype , and paratypes in OSUC , paratypes in USNM , MCZC , CASC , and UCIC. Distribution. Known only from the type locality where it is very abundant ( Map 3 ). We have seen large series collected from low areas around the dunes, a harsh environment with sparse vegetation. Remarks. On 16 July 1974 , the senior author, along with W. E. and B. W. Triplehorn, collected several hundred specimens with no apparent reduction of the population. Most were taken in pairs ( in copula ). We have seen two specimens in the Jim Wappes collection and a long series (31) from 5 mi. E Mosca, Alamosa County, in the FSCA.